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Fraport is converting apron vehicles to electric drives
The airport operator Fraport is gradually converting its vehicle fleet to electric drives. At the same time, the charging infrastructure at Germany's largest air traffic hub is being expanded and further developed. Today it still works conventionally, using electricity
Condor is temporarily suspending Tbilisi and Yerevan
The German holiday airline Condor will not fly between Frankfurt am Main and Tbilisi in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. Said route will be temporarily suspended over the winter of 2023/24. For summer 2024 is
Southwind Airlines starts Antalya-Frankfurt
The Turkish airline Southwind Airlines will start the route between Antalya and Frankfurt. The route is scheduled to be completed from November 2023. The Turkish carrier Southwind Airlines is planning to fly from November 2023
D-ANRB: Damaged Condor A330neo will be canceled for a longer period of time
Condor's youngest Airbus A330-900, the D-ANRB, only had a very short operational time, as after 25 days the aircraft made an unpleasant encounter with a ground vehicle at Frankfurt Airport. The
Lufthansa: Spohr promises ground handling comeback in Germany
Lufthansa once had its own ground staff at many German airports who took care of the processing of passengers. A few years ago people were of the opinion that it would be cheaper if
Vistara picks up Mumbai-Frankfurt
The Indian airline Vistara will operate six weekly non-stop flights between Mumbai and Frankfurt am Main from November 15, 2023. These should be on the traffic days Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Cockpit union announces Tuifly collective bargaining agreement
The management of the Tuifly holiday airline and the Vereinigung Cockpit union have been at loggerheads for a long time. Now the employee representatives have canceled the so-called collective bargaining agreement and are accusing the management
Anadolujet and Turkish Airlines are thinning out in Germany and Austria
The airline Turkish Airlines temporarily suspends some connections from Germany or does not start them as originally announced. The connection planned under the Anadolujet brand is also off the table
Hanover: Volotea celebrates Germany comeback
The Spanish low-cost airline is back in Germany with passenger flights open to the public: a non-stop connection between Cagliari and Hanover was launched at the weekend. The carrier was never entirely
Hahn sale: Insolvency administrator is examining “further measures”
The sale of the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport will be further delayed. The deadline for paying the purchase price has again expired without payment. Insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner has now announced that
Frankfurt-Hahn: The purchase price has not yet been transferred
The purchase price for the sale of the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn regional airport has not yet been paid. According to the “Cochemer Wochenspiegel”, the insolvency administrator has extended the deadline to November 15, 2022. Insolvency Administrator Jan
Wizz Air closes Sarajevo base: Numerous Germany routes are eliminated
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will close the Sarajevo base, which only opened last year, at the end of October 2022. The closure means that only routes between Germany and the capital
Sundair is back in Kassel-Calden
The holiday airline Sundair celebrated its comeback on Saturday at the German regional airport Kassel-Calden. The carrier performed a Heraklion rotation. The carrier has been flying to Palma de Mallorca again since Monday.
Sundair will take off again on July 1st, 2020
With the restart, flights from Kassel-Calden, Bremen, Dresden and Berlin will be offered. The German holiday airline Sundair wants to return to Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Corfu, Verna, Burgas, Palma at the beginning of July 2020
Munich: Lufthansa postpones Hong Kong resumption to summer 2024
Actually, Lufthansa wanted to reactivate the non-stop flights between Munich and Hong Kong at the beginning of the 2023/24 winter timetable period. In the meantime, however, sales have been discontinued, because for this route it is still "please wait".
Winter 2023/24: Croatia Airlines serves Zadar-Munich
The Croatian airline Croatia Airlines intends to operate a non-stop connection between Munich and Zadar in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. Effective October 31, 2023, Croatia Airlines will operate two weekly rotations between
Munich: Lufthansa is increasing Cyprus flights
In the 2023/2024 winter timetable, Lufthansa will be offering significantly more flights between Munich and Larnaca in Cyprus. The carrier is increasing the route, which was previously served daily, to up to ten rotations per week
Widerøe also wants to offer Munich-Bergen in winter 2023/24
The Norwegian regional airline Widerøe also intends to connect Bergen with the Bavarian capital Munich in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. However, the route should not be served continuously. From the carrier's flight plan data
Summer 2024: Sunexpress increases Germany offer
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the holiday airline Sunexpress is increasing its Turkish service from Nuremberg, Dresden, Munich, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. From mid-May 2024, the destination Dalaman will be connected more frequently to German airports.
Winter 2023/24: Etihad increases presence in Munich
In the 2023/24 winter flight schedule, golf carrier Etihad Airways will significantly increase air traffic between Abu Dhabi and Munich. In the future, the aim is to offer up to ten weekly circulations. From the available flight plan data of the carrier
Stuttgart Airport is giving away a new aerial photo poster
Stuttgart Airport was photographed from a bird's eye view again this year. Interested parties can now order a large wall poster free of charge. The colored aerial photo is about 85
Summer 2024: Eurowings takes on Keflavik from Stuttgart
From Stuttgart, Eurowings is also planning to offer the destination Keflavik in the 2024 summer flight schedule. This will initially be offered twice a week. The first flight is announced for May 19, 2024. From Stuttgart
Stuttgart Airport illuminates terminals in rainbow colors
On the occasion of the Christopher Street Day culture weeks, which are organized by Stuttgart-Pride, the state airport illuminated the terminals in rainbow colors last week. This was particularly visible at night. The airport
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden is looking forward to an extensive winter flight schedule for 2022/23
The low-cost airline Ryanair intends to expand the offer from the German airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. Among other things, Agadir and Bergamo will be included in the program. The city on the Atlantic coast
Wizz Air is suspending all Kukes flights over the winter of 2022/23
The presence at the Albanian airport Kukes does not seem to be crowned by great demand for the low-cost airline Wizz Air, because the carrier will serve all destinations according to the current information
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden exceeds May 2019 result
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport had around 2022 passengers in May 130.000, around 6,8 percent more than in the pre-crisis month of May 2019. Flight movements also increased accordingly. they layed
Fix: Former InterSky hangar becomes a volleyball hall
The municipal council of the city of Friedrichshafen decided on Monday that the hangar at the airport, formerly used by the defunct regional airline InterSky, will be converted into a volleyball arena.
Friedrichshafen: The InterSky hangar is to become a volleyball arena
Since the bankruptcy of the regional airline InterSky, there has been no meaningful use for the carrier's former hangar. Now this is to become a hall for the local volleyball team. The Council
Condor starts from Lake Constance Airport to Mallorca
Punctually at 12.00:320 p.m. on Saturday, Condor’s Airbus A163 took off from Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen in the direction of Palma de Mallorca. With XNUMX passengers on board on their way to Easter vacation.
Memmingen: Ryanair launches new summer routes
The low-cost airline Ryanair is expanding its service from Memmingen in the 2023 summer flight schedule. Among other things, there will be new flights to Kraków, Malta, Naples, Valencia and Corfu. They are literally sunny
Memmingen Airport presents winter flight plan
Memmingen Airport flies to numerous sunny destinations in the winter flight schedule. That ranges from Cyprus to Tel Aviv, Sicily, Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands. Next to Tenerife and Gran Canaria is Memmingen
Ryanair is expanding its Memmingen base
Low-cost airline Ryanair will be offering 2022 routes from Memmingen in the 23/22 winter timetable. Three medium-haul jets of the type Boeing 737-800, which are operated by the subsidiary Malta Air, are stationed on site.
Summer 2024: Sunexpress increases Germany offer
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the holiday airline Sunexpress is increasing its Turkish service from Nuremberg, Dresden, Munich, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. From mid-May 2024, the destination Dalaman will be connected more frequently to German airports.
Eurowings is building new bases in Hanover and Nuremberg
In the 2023/24 winter flight schedule, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is increasing its offering from the German airports of Nuremberg and Hanover. Among other things, they want to add new flight connections to the Canary Islands and Egypt. Also
Photo gallery: Nuremberg airport beekeepers
They do not need take-off permission from the tower, nor do they have to be guided by follow-me vehicles: around 120.000 honey bees swarm over the outside areas of Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg and do a valuable job
DAT increases Berlin-Saarbrücken
The airline Danish Air Transport will fly more frequently between Saarbrücken and Berlin-Tegel from August 31, 2020. According to the announcement, the carrier will again serve double the daily margin during the week. At
Eurowings is hiring Düsseldorf-Kosice
The Düsseldorf-Kosice route was once a route that Eurowings took up based on a passenger survey. The route was repeatedly paused during the Corona pandemic and now the announced resumption has not been implemented.
Air Moldova is also discontinuing Düsseldorf flights
The airline Air Moldova is further reducing its presence in Germany. The non-stop flights between Chisinau and Dusseldorf are also suspended. Before that, flights were recorded not so long ago
Spain flights: Condor uses A330-200 from Düsseldorf
In May 2023, the holiday airline Condor will serve some Spanish destinations with wide-bodied Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The machines are also used from Düsseldorf, according to available flight plan data. Away
From Düsseldorf and Munich: Condor flies for Air Prishtina
On behalf of the tour operator Air Prishtina, Condor has been operating charter flights from Düsseldorf and Munich to Pristina since the end of March 2023. Courses are taken from the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia three times a week
FlyOne incorporates Yerevan-Dusseldorf
The Armenian low-cost airline FlyOne Armenia intends to fly twice a week between Yerevan and Dusseldorf from May 18, 2023. Medium-haul Airbus A320 jets are to be used on this route. As well
Condor uses Heston-A320 from Düsseldorf, Leipzig and Stuttgart
The holiday airline Condor uses Airbus A2023s operated by Heston Airlines from Düsseldorf, Leipzig and Stuttgart in the 320 summer flight schedule. The ACMI aircraft flies on numerous routes on behalf of the German airline.
Charter: Smartwings takes on Abu Dhabi-Cologne/Bonn
From October 15, 2023, the Czech airline Smartwings will operate two weekly charter flights between Abu Dhabi and Cologne/Bonn on behalf of the tour operator Etihad Holidays. The named tour operator departs
Ex-Niki boss Lackmann changes from Tuifly to German Airways
With effect from November 1, 2023, the German airline German Airways will have a new boss in the form of former Niki and current Tuifly Managing Director Oliver Lackmann. He will contact the carrier at the
Winter 2023/24: British Airways flies up to 12 weekly Cologne-Heathrow rotations
British Airways is planning to connect Cologne/Bonn Airport to the London Heathrow hub up to twelve times a week in the 2023/24 winter timetable. In the frequency mentioned, the IAG group member wants to take effect on 30.
Dortmund Airport has trained new energy scouts
Apprentices at Dortmund Airport have obtained the additional qualification as so-called energy scouts for the third time. This includes three full-day workshops organized by the IHK in cooperation with the Energy Agency NRW
Wizz Air has included Dortmund-Yerevan
Since Sunday, April 30, 2023, the low-cost airline Wizz Air has been connecting Dortmund with Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. This route had long been expected at the German airport and was therefore
Easter holidays 2023: Dortmund and Nuremberg with strong growth
The German commercial airports of Dortmund and Nuremberg are satisfied with the volume of traffic that was achieved during the two-week Easter holidays. The NRW-Airport had 142.425 passengers and thus by 21,6 percent
Summer 2023: Smartlynx flies for Tui from Münster/Osnabrück
On behalf of the tour operator Tui Deutschland, the Smartlynx Group will serve a number of holiday destinations from the German airport Münster/Osnabrück in the 2023 summer flight schedule. For this purpose, aircraft are stationed on site. According to reports
Münster/Osnabrück Airport completes runway rehabilitation
After extensive renovation work on the runway, Münster/Osnabrück Airport resumed air traffic on Wednesday evening. In addition to renewing the top layer, the tracks were completely lit with energy-efficient LED lamps
Slope renovation: Münster/Osnabrück will close for two weeks in November 2022
In November 2022, Münster/Osnabrück Airport will go offline for around two weeks due to the renovation of the only runway. The airlines will cancel their flights during this period
Strong summer: Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport raises passenger forecast again
For the second time in just a few months, Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport is raising its forecast for passenger numbers in the 2022 financial year. Initially, those responsible assumed 200.000 users, which took place in May
Air Cairo and Corendon with two new routes from Paderborn
Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport was able to celebrate two more season maiden flights in the past few days. Corendon will fly to Izmir and Air Cairo will fly to Hurghada. The Turkey connection is expected to be up
PAD: Corendon Airlines flies to Izmir for the first time
Corendon Airlines has been connecting the Turkish city of Izmir with Paderborn/Lippstadt since June 25th. The airline operates the route twice a week. Until the end of October, two planes a week will depart from Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport
Weeze expects significantly more passengers in 2023
The German regional airport Weeze has been able to handle around 85 percent of the passenger volume it had before the corona pandemic so far this year. In 2019 there were 1.030.000 passengers. For 2023 shows
Weeze: Ryanair takes on Pula
The low-cost airline Ryanair will start a non-stop connection between Weeze and Pula on March 26, 2023. This will initially be served twice a week. It is currently planned that the low coster
Sunweb launches charter flights from Weeze
The Dutch tour operator Sunweb Group will operate numerous charter flights from the German regional airport of Weeze in the summer of 2023. The background is also that the ticket tax in the Federal Republic is lower. "For
Germany: NATO exercise leads to delays
The large-scale NATO exercise in the airspace of the Federal Republic of Germany leads to delays and cancellations in the civil sector. The exercises are on weekdays from Monday to Friday or in
Winter 2023/24: Easyjet cancels Hamburg-Salzburg
The airline Easyjet Europe will no longer fly between Hamburg and Salzburg in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. This route was historically served seasonally during the cold season and became frequent
Hamburg slope rehabilitation on schedule
The top surface course of runway 05/23 is currently being renewed at Hamburg Airport. According to the current state of affairs, the construction work will continue until June 28, 2023. According to the average
Wizz Air has included Kutaisi-Hamburg
The low-cost airline Wizz Air has been operating a non-stop connection between Kutaisi and Hamburg since June 2, 2023. Flights are on Monday and Friday traffic days. “For our passengers, this new connection means
Lufthansa has taken over Airbus number 600
Since 1976, Lufthansa has flown exactly 600 aircraft from the European manufacturer Airbus. On this occasion, a special paint job was dedicated to an Airbus A321neo because it is an engine number
Hamburg Airport criticizes the federal police and Frasec
Hamburg Airport is dissatisfied with the work of the federal police and subcontractor Frasec. There is public criticism and it bothers you that the waiting times for passengers are sometimes very long
Bremen: pilots blinded by laser beam
On Wednesday evening, a crew of an Airbus jet was blinded by a green laser beam as it approached Bremen Airport. Nevertheless, the pilots were able to land safely at the north German airport. According to notification
Sundair and Skyexpress expand Germany-Greece traffic
The Greek airline Skyexpress plans to fly more frequently between Athens and Munich in the 2023 summer flight schedule. One wants to offer seven weekly rotations with Airbus A320neo in the future. With that you become the so far
From Bremen and Rostock: Lufthansa carries out training flights with Boeing 787-9
As early as this coming weekend, Lufthansa will be completing a number of training flights with the first Boeing 787-9. First, the D-ABPA will head for Bremen and Rostock-Laage. After successful practice flights, the long-haul aircraft will be used temporarily within Germany
Lübeck Air announces Visby flights
In August 2022, Lübeck Air will initially offer four routes between Lübeck and Visby in Sweden. These are to be carried out with an ATR72-500 operated by Air Alsie. Ticket prices start
Lübeck Air acquires Embraer 190 from German Airways via Air Alsie
The Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways will also fly for Lübeck Air in the future. In the summer flight schedule of 2022, an Embraer 190 and its crew will be flying in wet lease for Air Alsie. The Danish company is betting
Lübeck Air wants to expand strongly in summer 2022
Lübeck Airport's house brand is expected to add a whole range of new destinations in the 2022 summer flight schedule. For example, the Lübeck Air brand will also fly to Dublin, Ibiza, Menorca and Zadar
Berlin: Sylt will be the only domestic Easyjet destination
The low-cost airline Easyjet will not reactivate the domestic German routes from Berlin to Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart for the time being. This explained Germany boss Stephan Erler to the tourist newspaper FVW. A single domestic German
Green Airlines blows off the start again
The startup Green Airlines is postponing its first charter flight for the second time at extremely short notice. Now they don't want to start until February 1st, 2021. Previously, it was postponed from November 1, 2020
Paderborn: Green Airlines wants to offer Zurich and Sylt
The charter company Green Airlines intends to offer the destinations Sylt and Zurich from Paderborn with an ATR 26-2021 operated by Chalair from March 72, 500. The airport is currently in
Berlin: Recovery in passenger numbers is still sluggish
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport had around 2023 million passengers in July 2,2. In a direct comparison with the same month of the previous year, it was possible to increase a little, but it is still considerably below that
Summer 2024: Vueling is increasing Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg
The IAG low-cost subsidiary Vueling intends to fly more frequently to the German airports of Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg in the summer of 2024. The existing Barcelona routes are to be increased. Effective March 31
Winter 2023/24: More AUA flights between Berlin and Innsbruck
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, Austrian Airlines had non-stop flights between Berlin and Innsbruck in its portfolio for a few weeks. These were apparently well received, because Lufthansa is planning for the upcoming 2023/24 ski season
Berlin: Wisag expands carbon dioxide-neutral handling
According to its own statements, the ground service provider Wisag Aviation carried out the carbon dioxide-neutral handling number 19 on July 2023, 1.000. The customer was the airline Norwegian Air Shuttle. The share of
Summer holidays 2023: BER expects 3,5 million passengers
The German capital's airport Berlin-Brandenburg expects to have around 2023 million passengers during the current summer holidays in 3,5. It is assumed that compared to the same period last year, around one
June 2023: BER still well below pre-crisis levels
In June 2023, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was used by 2,1 million travelers. This was significantly below the value that Schönefeld and Tegel achieved together in June 2019. At that time
Leipzig/Halle: Groundbreaking ceremony for Deutsche Aircraft factory
Deutsche Aircraft intends to assemble a modernized variant of the Dornier 328 turboprop aircraft on the site of Leipzig/Halle Airport. The symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the future plant took place in the middle of this week.
Passenger numbers: Dresden and Leipzig continue to grow
In the first three months of the year, the central German airports recorded further growth in demand, especially for tourist flights. Significantly more passengers were counted at Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports
Air Moldova has discontinued Chisinau-Leipzig
Air Moldova only started a non-stop connection between Chisinau and Leipzig/Halle in August last year. In the meantime this has been abandoned. The reasons for the suspension of flights between Saxony and
Dresden Airport is modernizing the terminal
Dresden Airport is modernizing its passenger and baggage handling. The Federal Police should also get a new guard post. This work will be completed in early 2023 while construction work continues
Dresden and Leipzig with new routes in winter 2022/23
On Sunday, October 30, 2022, the 2022/23 winter timetable will also start in Dresden and Leipzig/Halle. Non-stop flights to 18 countries are offered from the two airports. There are new flight offers from
Autumn holidays: 142 tourist and scheduled flights from Dresden and Leipzig/Halle at the start of the holidays
From Friday to Sunday, a total of 142 passenger planes will take off from Central German airports - 52 of them at Dresden Airport and 90 at Leipzig/Halle Airport. In addition to sun destinations on the Mediterranean, in the
Just a legal trick? Green Airlines claims AOC application
The ticket marketer Green Airlines has now suffered the next setback, because, according to a report by Airliners.de, German Airways will no longer fly for them - apart from Cologne-Paderborn-Westerland. That prevented
Green Airlines is avoiding compensation
The German charter marketer Green Airlines strictly refuses to make compensation payments under EU regulation 261/2004 to those passengers who have been left sitting. Not only that the legal rights to care services and
Alk Air to Green Airlines: “Nothing going on without moss!”
The charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir in the last few days, because after only a few legs the Bulgarian Alk Air said goodbye. The Romanian Just Us Air came first
Erfurt: Hifly Malta brought 25 tons of FFP2 masks
The German regional airport Erfurt-Weimar had another visit from a large-capacity jet towards the late afternoon on Thursday. The Maltese airline Hifly Malta brought around with the Airbus A330-300 with the registration 9H-TAJ
Erfurt: Ex-Air-Berlin-A330 flew in as “Preighter” FFP2 masks
The German regional airport Erfurt-Weimar had an unusual guest for this airport on Friday morning: Wamos Air landed at 9:30 am with an A330 “Preighter”.
Gerd Stöwer is the new managing director in Erfurt-Weimar
With Gerd Stöwer, the German regional airport Erfurt-Weimar is getting a new boss. He succeeds Uwe Kotzan, who has been in charge of the airport for many years and effective January 1st
